The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-06 00:00:00

ITER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The nobility, gentry, subscribers, and the publio a il res pectfully informed that the OPERA SEAS 9, ON willwhich CO lIMENCE on SATURDAY NEXT, April on Occasion will be performed Verdi's admired Opera, RIGOLE ITO. Signori Giuglini, Pagotti (first appearance), Gasperoni (first appearance), Bossi, Mariotti, Manfre tl, Bertacchi, and Casa boni ; Madile. Tomasini, Madlle. Taccani, Madlle. Bettelheim (first appearance ) , and Madlle. Vitali (first Sappearance). Director of the Music and Couducto-,Signor Am:an. In the Ball-room Sc'ne a grand pas S i deux by Madlle. A.ranyvary and Signor Amma uro. In the course of the evening, the National Anthem. The Opera will commence at 8 o'clock. Boxes, stalls, and tickets, also prospectuses of the arrange runts of the season, may be had at the box-office of the theatre, open daily, under the superintendence of Mr. Nugent. THEATRE ROYAL DR U R Y-L AN E. Managers, Messrs. Edmond Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENLNG, MAGIC TO tS. Miss Lydia Thomp- Ron. Ater which, will be produced the Grand Stage B e rival of SbakTere's Chr nicle or Historical Play, entitled the First Part of HENRY THE FOURTH. No cains or e•cpense will be spared to render • his Presen tation t.:f our Natiouil Author's most populaT, and it ma be said, most rep - r,entative E o glish Drama. a becom ng aym me norattOn, in example, at the National Theatr of tile grandeur acid corn .rehensive character of his genius. Tne cast will include impersonations by those eminent trtists, Mr. PHELPS, Mr. Walter Montgomery, Mr. Walter Lacy, Mr. Addiso ~ Mr. Ryder, Mr. itobert Roxby, Mr. Barrett, Mr. E Phelps, Mr. Rayner, Mr. H. V Nandeille Misnhoff, Mr. G. Belmore, Ellerton, Mr. Fitzjames, Mr. Nevin Edith Wynne, Mss B.,se Leclereq, nd Mrs. Edmund Fal coner, supported by all the Members of the Drury-la :e k ,cm. P Tn y e new and characterist i c sc ener y will be entirely de. sig_ned and painted by Mr. Wi lliam Beverley. The cospimes, armour, to, will be fashioned from designs by R. W. Keene, Esq , taken from illustrated MSS. of the period, and other authorities. Concluding with MY HEARTS IN THE HIGHLANDS. lir. G. Belmore. THEATRE ROYAL li AY MARKET.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. THIS EVENING, April 6, OUR AMERICAN COUSLN: endale, Rozers, Clark , Gordo n. Sothern, Buckstone, Chipp Gordon, Braid, &c. ; 31esdasnes Angel, Lindley, Harris, Snowden, &a After which, the new Easter piece, entitled VENUS AND Wm. Farren, Coe ; Mes- ADONIS. Messrs. Compton, d am es Louise Keeley, Snowden, Nelly Fower, Hill , Wright, Bolters, &c. To conclude with MY HUSBAND'S GHOST. Commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Sole Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining . THIS EVENING, PAUL'S RETURN. After which, THE COMEDY OF ERRORS. The Two Dromios, by the Brothers Webb. To conclude with,'9th time, a new Farce, by - J. M. Morton, Esq., entitled DRAWING-ROOM. SECOND FLOOR, AND ATTICS. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. tinder the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter. THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with THE DAY AFTER THE FAIR: Messrs. Widdi combs, Garden, Moreland, and Miss E. Lavenu. Alter which, at Eight o'clock, the 123 d Night of BEL DEMONIO, a Love Story, in Twelve Tableaux, taken from Stendhal's "Italian Chronicle -." Principal character by Mr. Fechter. Messrs. Jordan, Charles, J. Broughnm, Emery, Raymond, Moreland, Smith, Clifford, Collett, Sims ; Miss Kate Terry, Miss E. Lavenu, Mrs. Lee, Miss Elsworthy. The Public are entreated to take notice that No Charge is Made to the occupants of Boxes, Box-places, or Stalls, either for play bills or for the safe keeping of hats and cloaks, and that the attendants in all parts of the house are forbidden to receive any gratuities whatever. 110 x-office open daily from 11 to 5. Commence at 7. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHL— Sole Proprietor and Manner. Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, THE PaETTY HORSE BREAKER : Mr. J. L. Toole and Miss Woolgar. At 8, LE AH : Miss Bateman, supported by Messrs. A. Stirling, R. Phillips, Billington , Stuart, Eburne, Stephenson ; Miss H. Simms and Mrs. Billington. To conclude with THE AREA BELLE : Messrs. J. L. Toole, p. Bedford, It. Homer, Miss Woolg - ,ar, and Mrs. H. Lewis. Commence at 7. MISS BATE MA N.-L E A EVENING and EVERY EVENING.—Miss Bateman will re-appear in her great impersonation of the Jewish maiden until further notice. In order o give due effect to Luis most remarkable sums= of the se son, e t ire , y new cenery by the celebrated ariists Messrs. Dansm and - one, sad Thompson. New dr 88 s and appo ntm-nts have be n prepare for its productio.l.—N. , 1. In consequence of the pressing,' and numerous Applications at the Box-offs e, ar rang-ement- have Low been nade by which Seats m y be ob taine i a Fortnight in Advolt.e. R OYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, under the Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER. Crowded with Rank and Fashion. - The greatly successful new Comedy every Evening.—Re-engagement of those cele brated artistes, Mr. and Mrs. C. Mathews. Amongst the artists engaged are Mr. Benj.Webster, Dlr. Charles Mathews, Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Frank Matthews, Mr. F. Robinson ; Miss Herbert, Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Patti Josephs, Miss Wentworth, and Mrs. Stirling. Every Evening*, at 7, the f.vourite Fare of FORTY AND FIFTY: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Matthews. At a quarter before 8, the successful new Comedy, by L. Buckingham, Esq., entitled T iIE SILVER LINING: lift. Charles Mathews, Mr. F. Robinson, Mr. Ashley. Mr. Montague ; Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Wentworth, and Mrs. After which, COOL AS A CUCUMBER. Mr. Charles Mathews. To conclude with UNDER THE RO3E : Mr. Ashley and Miss A. Cottrell. Commence at 7. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Manager, Mr. W. H. Swanborough. TfIIS EVENING, a new Comedietta, A HUNT For: A HUSBAND. After which, the Grand Christmas Burlesque, ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE : Messrs. Honey, Wood, James Fenton, Xesdames Swanborough, Marie Wilton, Hughes, &c. Concluding with MARGATE SANDS. Commence at 7. rri HE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, Dan be had Every Evening of G. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. • COALS. —The LILLESHALL COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis'. --Ms. per ton. I Double.. 21a. per ton. Top 25 a. ~ Nut 5........ 19s. „ Deep .. .225• 19 Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots. Westbourne Park-road, W.,* and 17, South Wharf, Paddington, W. Best Coze Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent The Weather—Sun Office, April 6, 1864. THERMOMETER. This day at Two o'clock 46 Barometer-30.15. Wind-B.E ; light breeze, and cloudy. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. DAT.—Morning, lh. 3932.—Afternoon, lh. 59m. ro-xonnow.-Morning, 2h. 21m.—Afternoon, 2b. 44m. X .0,11.47 e, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1864. As to the European Conference in regard to the Dann-German war, it is less than a week now from the date fixed upon by Earl RUSSELL for its inau guration. While lingering doubts still appear to be entertained in some quarters as to whether the project of this Conference will, after all, be actually realised, the preliminary acceptances of the propo sition have dropped in one after another. And now, as the last fragment of information in regard to this same Conference—a piece of intelligence cer tainly indicative that it is likely to be held—intima tion is given,' by telegram from the Danish capital, that M. de QUAADE and M. KRIEGER have not only been nominated plenipotentiaries on the part of Denmark, but that in their character as such they take their departure from Copenhagen this very day for our metropolis. If anything is to come of it, certainly the sooner these preparations for the Conference are completed the better. Bat, alas while the diplomatists are getting in readiness to talk over the matters in dispute at the projected council-table in Landon, the infamous war itself goes on uninterruptedly. It goes on still, as it has gorse on from the first, without either let or hind rance. It was begun by Germany, without Austria or Prussia requiring from any other of the Great Powers of Christendom, even the shadowy courtesy of being looked to for one syllable in the way of ";et." It is b&ng doggedly persisted, since then, it is still being doggedly persisted i n to this time by the banded forces of the Teutonic aggressors, without those other Great Powers of Chris tendom adventuring any one of them, Russia, or France, or England, upon anything whatever in the shape of a " hindrance." Remembering what a very shadowy pretence there is, if, indeed, there be anything worth designating as a pretence at all, on the part of Germany, for the opening up of this flagrant onslaught upon the com paratively insignificant, certainly the very minor power indeed of Denmark, it is positively frig h t f u l in regard to so infinitesimal a cause or quarrel to_ read fragments of intelligence , flashed by electric telegraph from the seat of war, fragments of information so horrible of their kind as this telegram :—" The bombardment of Sonder borg continued all day yesterday. Fifteen hun dred shells were thrown. The main street is destroyed. Fifty-seven persons were killed and wounded. The women and children have deserted the town." If there were adequate cause for this war, frightful occurrences of the above nature would, unhappily, be only of a piece with the cruelties inseparable from the carry ing out of all wars. But—in regard to this shameful war made by Prussia and Austria upon Denmark—intelligence, like that, reads like the veriest record of a wanton atrocity. And, in etti deuce that we are not in any way exaggerating when we so speak of it—need we do more than direct attention yet once again, in the light of those flaming shells, to tt.e number of fifteen hundred, thrown into the streets of Sonderburg, may we not, in the ghastly glare of that bombard ment, direct attention here anew to the fact that Denmark had indicated her readiness to consent to a discussion of the Schleswig- Holstein difficulties as between her own Parliament and the legislative and administrative authorities of the Germanic Diet—when the two leading Powers of Germany, in despite of that honourable concession on the part of the Danish Sovereign and his Government, nay in direct and almost it would seem con temptuous opposition to the remonstrances of her Britannic Majesty's Government, marched their armies to the northern frontiers of Germany— crossed those frontiers—overran Holstein—entered Schleswig—occupied the chief part of that province, a province, to say the least of it, far more Danish than German in its character, in its language, in its traditions—advancing even audaciously into that peninsula of Jutland which is noto riously, to the knowledge of all Europe, an integral part of Denmark Proper ! Yet a war thus canselessly commenced, is still being carried on, as we see it is now being carried on at Sonder burg ! The debate on the Mails in the provinces, which took place on Monday, concerned a subject which is deserving of attention. It is a great mistake for legislators to consider these questions of little moment, and for Ministers to push them aside with haste and contempt, because they concern the com fort and convenience of a portion of the subjects in these realms; and if these are few and far between with the many who throng the crowded city, that is no reason why they should be neglected and put aside. The secret is, that where any arrangement concerns a large or an influential section of the com munity, it is sure to be fully canvassed, and the powers that be are perforce induced to take cognis ance of it, because of the weight attached to the remonstrance, or the fear that is engendered by the wrath of an important portion of the inhabitants of the place in question. It is otherwise, however, when the rights, or rather the wrongs, of isolated branches of the population are mooted. Mr. LONG moved for a select committee on the Post Office, " with an especial view to the improvement of the existing arrangements for the transmission of mails in the provincial districts." This is a very desirable thing, and it is very much to be regretted that success did not attend the efforts of the hon. mem ber; at all events, the subject has been started,- and it is to be hoped that it will not be allowed to drop, and that nest session we may see some marked change take place in these transactions. Mr. LONG explained the chief points of the question in a very lucid speech, which was supported and acquiesced in by several hon, members, so that there is no cause to despair of the attempt being one day more successful than it has hitherto been. In the course of his explanations he remarked that the most clumsy arrangements still prevailed iu many of our provincial towns, the mails being despatched by a foot messenger or by a horse and cart instead of by rail. The consequence of these faulty plans, of course, is that it often takes three days for a letter to be sent and an answer received between towns of only a few miles distance apart. Can anything be more preposterous than such a state of things. The inconvenience must be appa rent to all, and it is quite impossible to over-esti mate or exaggerate the importance which it mast be to many to get their letters quickly sent to their destination, and to receive a reply in as brief a space as possible. It seems very hard that because a person lives in a comparatively retired spot he cannot obtain this advantage, which is, indeed, one of the choicest boons of civilisation, and with its scientific triumphs has wrought out a change in the habits and customs of the population. No better reason can be adduced for the necessity of a change being required than this fact being put forth, that it takes four days to send a letter and receive an answer at the distance of nine miles. The Post Office authorities are deaf to all the complaints that are made to them, and this is doubtless a very con venient habit for themselves, but not a very pleasant or profitable one so far as the public are concerned. Mr. PEEL made a very rambling speech, the up start of which was that nothing could be done ; one of the chief reasons that he cited against the arguments and suggestions of Mr. LONG being, that the expense would be too considerable if the Post Office was compelled to make use of the rail ways in all oases instead of employing cheaper modes of transmission. It seems to all who con eider the question at all that this is very like a contradiction in terms, because where is the utility of the present enormous addition to trains in all places if no benefit is to accrue therefrom. For few purposes can the railway prove more efficient than for the expedition of the mails, and it is quite idle and absurd to talk of the expense when matters of so much moment are at stake. The Chancellor of the • Exchequer was obliged to come to the rescue, and give his important aid to carry the point of the Government as opposed to the benefit of the community and the claims of justice,, reason, and common sense. The right hon. gentle man spoke quietly enough, and did not seem at all impressed with the merits of his case, but he just spoke according to rale, to keep up the stand-still policy on which all departments of the Government appear to pride themselves. Of course he was able with his tact and adaptation to make the worse appear the better cause to the uninitiated, but in such an instance failure would have been more honourable than success. There was little really to be made of the right hon. gentleman's speech, but it may be worth while just to glance briefly at his chief arguments. In the first place, he said that the Post-office yielded a revenue of a million and a half, and that this sum stood in the place of taxa tion, so that it must not be interfered with. It is always dangerous for a statesman to have a hobby, and it is well known that Mr. GLADSTONE has a perfect mania for taxation. His extreme notion of looking upon everything in the light of rendering services to the revenue is most ridiculous. When we remember his unwarrantable notion for taxing the public charities last year it is not to be won nered at that he should set his face against all the proposed improvements and most salutary altera tions in the Post-office department. It often takes time to effect any striking change or to produce any great benefit in any di'ieien or department of the public service, but time may work wonders, espe• cially if courage and patience are brought to bear upon it, and it is to be trusted that the excellent suggestions of Mr. LONG, and the wise remarks of many others, will eventually turn to profit, and thus many who are now in provincial retirement may not be shut out from the advantages of a speedy communication with their friends and correspon nents, and lose the benefits which so many others enjoy and participate in freely. The votes for the Navy Estimates were not allowed to pass the House of Commons without discussion or dispute. The vote of £1,164,100 for naval stores for the building, repair, and outfit of the fleet, steam machinery, and ships built by con tract was especially subjected to criticism. Mr. P. BERKELEY complained that a large number of vessels were being annually withdrawn from the effective list ; Mr. CORRY expressed his dissatisfac tion with the reduction of the sum set aside for the building of armour-plated ships, and censured the imprudence of the Admiralty in not laying down more vessels of this kind, since as it took two years to build them, we could not increase our present number of 25 until the year 1867 at the earliest. The strength of the French Navy was anxiously discussed, and Mr. LINDSAY only expressed the opinion of a geod many members, when he declared that England should not rest satisfied with equal ling France in the strength of her navy, but should rival that of France and any other Power com bined. The First Lord of the Admiralty, in an swer to these various remonstrances, confessed that our reserves were not at present in a satisfactory condition, but denied that things were altogether so bad as had been represented. The tendency of the day was, no doubt, he said, to build armour plated vessels, and we are glad to find that an experiment is about to be made of combining wood and iron in shipbuilding. It is not possible, as we know, to combine copper and iron, owing to the electric action, while the wooden frame is liable to rot, and the iron bottoms soon get so foul as to lose their speed and become unmanageable. If, therefore, the plan of combin ing a wooden bottom with an iron frame be success• fully carried out, a very important advance will have been made in shipbuilding. Both the new vessels to be tried on this plan are to be constructed on the twin screw principle, one of the most im portant of naval improvements of recent times, and one which is destined to effect as great a revolution as the introduction of the paddle. We may rea sonably anticipate, judging from past experience, that the double screw will be in common use in the merchant service before it is extensively employed by the Admiralty, It is a sign of better times, however, that they should have already adopted it in some of their new vessels. With regard to the complaints brought forward by hon. members, there is certainly no reason why the Government should relax its efforts in building ships, since ships will always be wanted, and it is surely better to keep up a constant moderate supply than have to give hur• ried orders in a moment of panic. With regard to the deficiency of armour-plated ships we have already shown how that evil can be remedied' at very little cost of time or money, by putting an iron belt round the water line of some of our old wooden walls. The additional weight could be easily set right by removing one or two guns, and by this means we should not only be able promptly to supply an important addition to our iron-plated fleet, but turn to useful account valuable material now lying idle. Men of all ranks are too ready to run away with new inventions, casting old stores aside, and readily believing that the new has ren dered the o:d obsolete and unworthy of notice. But while there is a frank admission on the part of the First Lord of the Admiralty, that our naval reserves are deficient in strength and number, and while the country is asked for £lOO,OOO increase on the vote to bring them up to the neces sary standard, it is surely well worth while to look a little at what we have in hand, and to ask how far the old tried sea-worthy vessels can be adapted to the latest improvements of skill and science. The Admiralty may rely upon it that any rational scheme for the improvement of the navy is certain to meet with popular support, and no more than a fair share of that criticism and con sideration at the hands of the house than is neces sary to give the matter a fair hearing. There is no branch of the public service' in which Englislem ee take a deeper or more general interest ',haa th e navy, and its efficiency and force are points no less dear to the national pride than essential to the national safety. It is owing to x long course of expenditure so lavish, and prejudice so narrow, that Admiralty mal-administration has become a byword, that the naval estimates are looked on with disfavour. The public have found, from long and unsatisfactory experience, that notwithstanding the large sums so regularly asked for, and so freely voted, there is never money enough to reward merit, to encourage invention, or to give new plans or experiments a fair trial. The money wasted in alterations of new vessels, cutting off decks, re modelling shapes, &c., would go a long way towards reinforcing our fleet. However, we cannot make amends for past mistakes by rushing into the oppo site extreme, and therefore let our shipbuilding go steadily on, since, if Rome was not built in a day, so neither can be a well equipped man-of-war. FORT SIIMTER.--The following is an extract from 4, letter dared Feb. 22 We were obliged to go by night, as the fart is only situated 1,400 yards from Bat tery Gregg from where the Yankees generallyshell the Owe night end day, and would sink you in a minute did not the darkness cover your approach. We started about 6 o'clock. It had just got dark. and alter an hour's hail we reached it. 35,000 shells have now been thrown against this devoted place, a mass of iron equal to 3,000 tons of iron. Several times the fiagste has been shot away, and as quickly re placed, and P;dll the cry is no surrender.' The place, as we approached it, looked like a mound in the middle of the water. All of a sudden the moon burst forth, and showed us the place with the distinctness of day. The scene is deeply impressed on my memory. The place looked as if an earthquake had taken place, end thrown down. the walls, or like some magnificent ruin which the hand of time had de solated. The jagged edges of the walls standing out in bold relief, with the sentries pacing slowly up and down the ramparts, made it truly an impressive sight. Fortunately, they were not shelling when I was there; it being very well protected by sandbags, however, in place of the walls, very few men got hit. The fort is about four acres in size, all the walls are down except the west on the side of the city, which is partly so; however, it is stronger than ever, and it will long prove a thorn in the sides of the Yankees. STRALSUND, April 2.—A notification from Berlin, dated March 29, states that it is hereby made known that the intended blockade of the harbours of Stralsund, Wol gest, Barth, Griefawalde, and Cammin by the Danes has not yet been carried into effect. THE ST. GEORGE'S CHALLENGE VASE.—Lieute Colonel C. H. Lindsay, commanding the St. George's Rifles, has addressed a letter to the various commanding officers of Volunteer Battalions in Great Britain respecting the rules in future to be observed in the competition for the St. George's Challenge Vase. He states that two competi tors, instead of one, are to be admitted from each battalion to take part in the contest this year. They are to be selected as before, the number of those in each battalion competing for selection being raised, however, to 20, Where, from want of butt accommodation, a battalion is unable to return a minimum of 20, it will be expected to pay the full amount of the entrance fees (2s a head), as if the whole number had come forward. The entrance fees, a list of the competitors in each battalion, with their numbers, and the names of the two selected numbers, must be forwarded to the chairman of the Challenge Vase Committee, 39, Maddox-street, W., at latest ten days before the meeting of the association at Wimbledon. Extra money prizes will be awarded by the Vase Committee to the ten best shots, concerning which a detailed notice will be given in the amended rules, which j are preparix for dr011,1411973. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 6, 1864. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. LREUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] THE CONFERENCE. COPENHAGEN, APRIL 4, 10.10 p.m. The Fadrelandet of to-day says :—" We learn that Denmark will be represented at the Conference by M. de Bille, the Danish Minister in London; M. de Quaade, the Minister for Foreign Affairs; and M. Krieger, Member of the High Court. 'The two latter are expected to leave for London on the 7th inst." THE BOMBARDMENT OP SONDERBURG, COPENHAGEN, APRIL 0, 9.25 A.m. The bombardment of Sonderburg was recom menced yesterday at 2. p.m. The DiAppel works have sustained no injury whatever. A pontoon train has been seen near Bal7esgaard. General Fassard is expected in Copenhagen from Stockholm. PO R TUGAL. LISBON, APRIL 6. Two Austrian frigates and a gunboat have sailed for the Baltic. It is expected that the bill, abolishing the tobacco monopoly, will meet with oppoAition in the Charu. ber of Peers. FRANCE. In the Paris corn market during the past week prices have been in general somewhat higher„ The four marks of flour are quoted 81f the sack of 157 kilos; wheat, 29f the hectolitre and a half; rye, 16f 50c the 115 kilos ; barley, :5f 50c the 100 kilos; and oats, 151 50c Vile 100 kilos. At the public sale-rooms in the Rue Drouot four fine pictures painted by La, renee, sen., bearing the date of 1774, and representing the four elements, were sold for 15,200 fr. At the same sale a chest of drawers in wood-marquetry, adorned with gilt brasses, handsomely chased, brought the large sum of 4,800 fr. BOURSE, April s.—The market has been heavy, and prices have slightly declined, Threes, for the Account, being now at 66f. 5c., with but little doing. Mobilier have receded to 1,05 'fr. 25c. Rail way Shares rather offered, and some of the lines quoted '_over. The market closed as follows : 41 per Cents .. 93 5 3 Do. ead month.... -- 3 per Cents Do. end month 66 05 Credit Mobilier,. , 1015 Do. end montt, 1047 50 Bank Sharr, is 3295 Credit F oncier 1285 Roman . 77 - Italian Loan . 67 65 Do. end month.... 67 65 New ditto Do, end m0"..ah.... A'astrian liorae Debt . Deferred $3[L Orleans Northern, . New ditto Lyons and Mediterranean 940 .. 950 New ditto Southern Western Eastern .... Sardinian 367 50 .. 366 25 Austrian Loit.bard North of Spain • ........ 490 .. 491 25 Saragossa ..... ~ Ditto to Bwroolona Cash. Account. 958 75 .. 963 75 975 .. 977 50 THE ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, Mario as Masaniello. Covent garden was last evening, its a matter of course, filled throughout. From the magnificent " parterre" (once the Pit, now the Stalls) to the railed amphitheatre close under the ceiling, the noble building was completely occupied. All this, we say, as a mere matter of course—for, were there not yesterday two distinct attractions to the house, either of which would have been sufficient to secure the largest audience the vast structure could con veniently accommodate? The chef dosurce selected for performance—is it not well known for years past as one of the chief &antics of Mr. Gyees esta blishment ? That exquisite masterpiece of Auber— the lovely and bewitching, the ever fresh and ever new five act Opera of " Masaniello !" Added to which—was not last evening that annual event in the operatic season, the first appearance of Mario ? It will be remembered that last year the Fisherman- Hero was - represented by M. Neudin—the character of Pietro being allotted at the same time to M. icaure. Without an y di s p aragement w h atever to I either of those accomplished artistes,it may at once be said, however, that it was a gratification to the vast majority of opera-goers in London when Mr. Gye'e programme for 1864, intimated among other we,- come arrangements for the new season — "'she season I which it is agreeable to think 'nets hardly yet commenced—that Masani'aVio and Pietro would revert from their late French to their original representatives at Covent Garden ; Graziani resuming his part as the fishe - eman Pietro, and Signor Mario, his part, one 'ef the most picturesque and admirable among his numerous delineations, the fisherman MAseniedo. Otherwise than in those two particulare, the cast ot the opera, yesterday, was the same as heretofore at the Royei Italian, was identically the same as the east of it last season. Perhaps there could be adduced no more delightful illustration of the all bat perfection with which a great opera can be produced than " Masenielio," as it is, year after year, put upon the stage of Covent Garden. The mis-en-scene is everything one could possibly wish. Two of the scenes especially, as mere spec - tacles, are, as we all know, wonderful as realisations of the localities and of the incidents. Namely— the market scene in the third act, endicg with the revolutionary rising of the Neapolitans at the bid ding of Masaniello—and the lovely sea view near Portici, in the second act, where the pescatori, clus tering round their favourite hero, are "preparing" for the Revolution 1 Those two scenes especially are al admirably realised this year as they have ever been upon the stage of the Royal Italian—to say nothing of the effect produced, as usual, by the pageantry of the coronation procession of the King-Fisherman, or again by the gorgeous finals with the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. And surely, it might be said, no acorn meats can ba lavished too profusely upon that loveliest opera of M. Auber, one of the loveliest among the loveliest of all our operas, those five acts of haunting melodies known variously as the " Muette de Portici" and as " M aeaniello." It was significant as an indication of the popular apprecia tion of this great work, as a work of art, being still as fresh as it has ever been during ail these years past, that the overture—played with such consummate brilliancy by the noble orchestra of the Royal Italian, led, too, as that orchestra is with such inimitable &plomb in the every turn and throb, so to speak, of hie wizard baton by Mr. Costa—was greeted at its close with an eat) osion of applause—and instantly encored. As to the opera itself, the abounding beauties in it are, long since, a vets proverb among all the musical circles ot Earope—Masaniello, comprising within it as it do a (who is there who will venture to gainsay it ?) two of the loveliest barcaroles ever composed, one of the most exquisite love ditties, dance music in profusion of the most delicious variety and of the most exhilarating animation, and, beyond all this, that wonderful prayer at the end of th , - fourth act, by the produc'ion of which alone Auto r may well be said to have immortalized laitns,tf. rurning, however, from the opera and its composer, to the artists who last night co-operated so very Admirably in doing full justice to both, we should here record at once that the reception which greeted Signor Mario upon his first appear ance—that is, almost immediately after the rising of the curtain for the second fact, when, in the' midst of the chorus of the fishermen, he is seen, in the picturesque dress of M isaniello, desc-mding from among the rocks upon the seashore near For tici—was a reception, in its way, so enthusiastic and AO prolonged, that it was, in literal truth, nothing less than an ovation. In the mere look of him, he is still the Mario of old—still the same, completely, identically, without one shadow of a shade of dete rioration. In his acting, he is a greater artist than ever: his closing scenes, where he is in a partial delirium from the effects of the poison—singing softly, yet, ah ! so wildly, the tenderest snatches of his exquisite barcarole silencio pescator, while the choral voices of the populace cry out to him, half in despair, half in supplication, the beloved name of their idol, " Masaniello! Maeaniello !"—in hese closing scenes, Mario rose, as he has oLten done before, to the height of tragic intensity. If only his once match:ess voice were yet in all its prisine power and beauty—which, alas ! it is not, or if at all, only in momentary snatches ! But then—as we heard remarked by some near us last evening —No man can go on singing for over ! And singing, moreover, we may add, as we still have at least the delight of remembering that Mario, dur ing so many years past, has been singing ! At intervals, in defiance of Nature, and still mere almost it should be said in defiance of our bleak, humid, wretched, wintry atmosphere, here in London wintry even in April —at inter vale, we say, in defiance of all this, the great, tenor yet contrived to delight his audience yester day, time and again ; not only, as already inti mated, by his acting in the closing scenes of the opera, but occasionally by his still unrivalled per fection of style in singing also; as in his lovely, dulcifluous rendering of Del miser sol .. . amico Ado, where Finella, is failing into a slumber to the Dream-Mnsio, or as again where he bids fare well to his lowly home in the Addio capanna mia, before mounting his caparisoned cearger ro be borne away in procession to the stately ceremony of his coronation. Signor Greziaui's Pietro—as formerly, a great favourite with the Covent-garden :audience —won a cordial encore (as was, indeed, nobly well deserved) in the Ve come il vento irato. For the r e st, little enough remains to be said, the same h.avteg been said already so very frequently—such, for ex ample, as that Medlle. Marie Battu made as charm ing an Elvirn as ever, while the graceful danseuse, Salvioni looked the most interesting ot Fe nelias. Signor Neri Baraldi represented as ably 'as hitherto Alphonse, the Don-Juan like son of the Duke D'Arcos, other wise at once Fenel la's lover and Elvira's bridegroom. Without particularising in any way the minor characters in the opera (t e doing of which in truth in regard to so familiar a cast would be simply unnecessary), it would be ungrateful, however, as it seems to us, not to ply one additional tribute of admira tion (if we could put a laugh into print while doing so wo would I) to the nameless fisherman with the ridiculous legs and arms, and that inde scribable comic cock to his bonnet-rouge, who is still—we are delighted every year to recognise him through his disguise—Mr. W. H. Payne, beyond all manner of doubt the very funniest pantomimist. living. To-morrow evening, it is pleasant to note that Verdi's " II Trortatore" will re-introduce to a Lon don audience Herr Wachtel, the German tenor whose debut, it may be remembered, took place two seasons back. Herr Wachtel appearing now. of course, upon this occasion as Manrico—while the character of Leonora will be undertaken by Fricci---with Madlle. Ddslinn as Azaceni. On Saturday, Mario, as already announced, will, after an interval of eight years, resume his old part in La Favorita of Danizetti, Ding assisted, in the other leading characters of that charming opera, by Lagrua and Signor Graziani. TELEGRAPH TO BALMORAL.—In the miseellaneou, estimates for this year is an item of 4280 for the telegraph to.Balmoral, Her Majesty's Theatre. Oa Saturday next Mr. Mapleson commences his season, and the preliminary programme already issued Shows that it promises to be one of a most attractive description. During the recess the talented director has ransacked the continent for novelty, and he returns, vie may nearly say, over loaded with new engagements. Ia addition to the names of the established favourites, amongst whom that of Mdlle. Titiens, Signor Giuglini, Signor Gas sier, and Mr. Santlev are tb be found, we are to have Mdlle. Giuseppina Vitali, of the Teatro de Bologna ; Mdlle. Harriers Wirpere, of the R.)yai Opera, Ber lin; Mdlle. Eleonora Grassi, of the Teatro Apollo, Rome, Barcelona, &a.; Mdlle. Bertiehim, of the Imperial Opera, Vienna; Signor F Ince:li, of the Teatro St. Carlos; Signor Mezzati, of the princi pal theatres in Italy ; Signor M. Juuc 1, of the Teatro Regio, Turin; Signor Martotti and Signor Manfredi, The chorus of the theatre has also been strengthened by important additions, and is now almost entirely composed of singers from the tucatres in Turin, whilst the orchestra, already so justly eminent, has been remarkably reinforced, and again confided to Signor Arditti, whose recognised talent and untiring zeal has raised the performances at Her Majesty's Tneatre to their present high standard. The ollowing grand operas wilt be performed for the first time iu England :—" La Forza del Des tino," music by Verdi—the production of which will be superintended by the composer. "Le Donne Allegre di Windsor," by Otto Nicolai, which has made the round of Germany, ana combines the German, French, and Italian styles in a peculiarly fresh land happy manner, 115E3 everywhere become popular. " Tannhiuser," the mist celebrated dra matic camplseion of Herr Richard Wagner. The romantic story of Tannhauser, founded upon one of the most ancient ano picturesque of the Thuringian legends, has m ,de this oprra popular even with the most stanch opponents of what is styled " the music of the future," will be brought out with the utmost splendour and completeness, the principal parts being sustained by Signor Giuglini, Mr. Santley, and Madlle. Tiiiens. We are also to have " Fide lica" "Robert le Diable," " Der Fr ischutz," and " Anna Bolena " the latter of which has not been played for 20 years. The ballet department will be found unusually attractive on account of the new engagements, at the head of which stands the names of Signor Simondi, of the Teatro Regio, Turin (director), with Madlle. Aranyvary, Madlle. Beretta, Madame Guirand, and Signor Allesandri, as principals. A new ballet is announced for production at a very early period, tied also several new divertissements, the most important of which will be one entitled Un Anedotto di Frederico II." The season will therefore, we feel sure, be one of unusual brilliancy, and we trust that Mr. Mapteson's subscription list will adequately compensate him for the labour and fatigue he has undergone to secure the highest available talent for Her Majesty's Theatre. THE IDENTICAL DISPATCH OF AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA. VIENNA, Saturday. The semi-official Preen publishes the following analysis of the last Austro•Prussian circular dis patch to the German Governments:— " The dispatch hopes that the Diet will allow it self to be represented at the Conference, and ex presses the wish that with a view to a correspond ing, attitude of the representatives of Austria and pal t h tao e n a D pc i oe e rw t ea a ri ns c point,ao r m m f n t nf course be decided idd p ee r dr o io c nn e g - . P d T u r h u r e e s :a r a t e a l a e t n a a d s t ' e ) u r f G n e • o r n s a i a n , c w c h o o n , fed when er a t u i o n n i e e d x , c e p a n t s n a e y . t — h e a 8 themselves outside the Conf e d era ti on . A ustr i a and wish to avoid this thi r d t a ki ng a different osaurrereevdtehlYne entirely opposite direction to theirs in a matter common to all Germany, and that upon the first occasion which offers to the Diet to present itself before foreign eyes as a collective power, the lament able spectacle of profound disagreement may not be displayed in striking colours to the eyes of the world. Austria and Prussia, on the other hand, out of regard for the position of seme of their German Federal allies, desire to ab3tain from any course entailing the danger that an European war might result from the Conference in place of the wished for-peace, and of the negotiations taking a direc tion which would only assist the plans of the especial and veritable enemies of Germany. "Further on the identicel despatch points out to the Federal Governments that, if the two great Powers reckon upon the assistance of the plenipo tentiary of the Diet, the instructions they have to give will be based upon combined action of as inti mate a character as possible. If these Powers hope that account will be taken of the obligations they have to fulfil towards Europe, the Diet will never• theless retain to itself complete liberty of discussion, and they will be ready to uphold its right. " In ente r i ng u p on th e rea l f o undation of the Ger. mano-Danish ques ti on , th e A u stro-Prussian point of view an d th at o f th e F e d era l majority might be brought nearer to each other, and much would be gained if the neutral Po wers represented at the Conference could b e conv i nce d that the solution of the question d e p en d s upon the manner in whi c h this fonndetion i s regar d e d. " Real and l as ti ng peace between Denmark a n d Germany co u ld on l y consequen tly be brought ab out by causing the opposition of the Danish Government against any other organisation of the Danish monarchy than that advocated by the Eider - Danish party to cease . T he id ea o f t he common monarchy, according to the ex i s ti ng s ystem s has been show n t o be not less i m p rac ti ca bl e . A m iddle course, how ever, presents itself. This would be to place Schles wig-Holstein in the body of the monarchy, per mining it to participste in the constitutional and liberal institutions of Denmark. " Upon the o ne h an d the abuses introduced int o the Duchies by D enmar k would thus be removed; of aristocrati c ru l e b y the Schleswig-Holstein no up bi j o it n y t_he co o n t s h t e i r tu , ttihnegnothe main point of the Schles uenfmouand fear of the D anes rk de wig-Holsteini sm prohibited by the treaties of 185 1-52—would be dispelled, In any arrangement against the preponderance of this feeling it would be requi s it e th a t a pos i t ion should be secured in the monarchy for the Duchies to which they are en titled by their wealth and population. This equi librium would be all the better attained if the Duchies, while administratively united, were separated from the other Danish provinces by a more distinct autonomy. " By this means the principle of the Danish inte grity might be united with the legitimate demands of the Duchies. As regards the order of succession created in 1852 by the Treaty of London, and equally applicable to the Duchies, the Confederation may make use of the entire liberty it possesses. Herein it may reckon upon the support of the great German Powers. It must not, however, be left out of sight that in examining this part of the question the Conference must necessarily take the legal basis of most recent possession as its point of departure; and it cannot be denied that, in spite of the existing state of war in Schleswig and Jutland, this basis is as little to be set aside as was the case in France after the fall of tile first empire, when the allies governed France by a commission. " This basis of most recent possession by the common Danish dynasty would serve as a point of departure for the examination of the right of sue. cession of the House of Augustenburg. Th e Con ference will be forced to admit the interested parties to furnish proof of their rights, but they will be none the less obliged to give such proofs. Proof and counter proof will have to be weighed, and Germany must require that this should take place. If the Confederation was not competent to decide the succession question without examination, the Conforegoz will be still 43a able to do so," The Reception of Garibaldi, A crowded meeting of the General Committee of Trade and Friendly Society Delegates, forming the Working Men's Garibaldi Demonstration and Tes timonial Committee, was held last night at the Wbittingtor, Glib, Strand. About 200 delegates were present; Mr. G. Odgers occupied the chair. The deputation, who had visited Southampton to invite Garibaldi to meet the working men of the metropolis, then reported the result of their mis sion. After some difficulty they had succeeded in obtaining an interview with Garibaldi at the house of the Mayor of Southampton, when he expressed his strong desire to meet the working men of Lan don and his great pleasure at receiving a deput.tion from them. He said it had been arranged he should proceed on Saturday next, on a visit to the Duke of Sutherland at London, where he should probably have the pleasure of meeting his friends of the working classes. The deputation expressed their thcided opinion that. Garibaldi was being worked upon by sinister influences to isolate himself as much as possible from the people, and especially from the working classes. They had come to this opinion from seeing the gross intriguing ”nd manosavring going on among the persons surrounding him at Seuthampton, and trusted the London committees would not allow themselves to be played with. They thought that Mr. Seely, M.P., who had been at the expense of bringi, g Garibaldi and suite to this country, had been most scurvily treated. They had reported the result of their observations to the City Committee, who had that day taken effecudl steps to remove Garibaldi from the trammels with which an attempt had been made to encompass him. The result of this movement would be communicated to the London committees this morning by telegram. The deputation concluded by stating they bad been received during their three days' stay ar Southampton in the most courteous manner by tht Mayor and the municipal authorities. The Secre tary stated that, as at present arranged, Garibaldi would arrive at the Nice Elms Station on Saturday next, abont three o'clock, but the result of a tele gram expected at London tnis day, might fix Monday, at the same hour of the day. It wow() be well, however, to be prepared for the earlier day ; but. both the City Committee and this com mittee were working for Monday. The ground a: the station had been marked out by the sub com mittee, in conjunction with the railway author ties, and a temporary patform would be erected on which Garibaldi would receive the various ad dresses, to which ceremony previous to the pro cession, the public would be admitted by tickets only. A full programme of the whole proceedings would be published on Thursday morning, by whice time the day of arrival would be definitely fixed. GARIBALDI IN THE ISLE OF wrGiu. BROOKE, ISLE OF WIGHT, luesday Morning. We took a private road, and avoided villages in our 15 miles' drive from Cowes to Brooke. No% and then a middy found us out, and rode frantically past us and back again to catch a sight. of the Gene ral. The electric chain of intelligence was snapped after leaving Cowes: few people were aware of Garibaldi's presence. At three places t le clergymen were watching for the carri4ge, and uncovered as it pissed. Near Brooke, dairymaids began to sck:mpei out and labourers to rush up,and the General alvvay, returned the sain es of the labourers. Scarcely a dozen pert-ons stood at the gates at Brooke Toe hour of his arrival was unknown. At every point people were driving down lanes, and rushing on foot, too late to see the illustrious visitor. Great disappointment is expressed that Mr. Seely did not e4ct to take the General through the villages. Some men had travelled 17 miles to catch sight of and arrived ton late, as he came in at Brooke earlier than way expected. No doubt Mr. Seely r h ou gliz the quieter way would beet suit his guL,4, nut Garibaldi likes to see the people and is happily s;rorg enough to bear it. iteciotti amused himself on the way pointing out the primroses and violets ou the banks, and con trasted the Isle of Wight with York-hire, which he remembers. Mr. Seely's house, with its stone portico mid halt ivy 'covered avails, looking part mansion part church stands on a pleasant spot, bounded by chalk cliffs„ aid overlooking at the back the broad sea the Ge nersl loves so wel!. Tne crows rose in the midst of a great chorus when the General drove down to the park. This Wa9 the only welcome the General got. A young lady held open the gate for the carriage to pass; her pretty face was the only one visible. The weather has been shocking to-day at Brooke. Menotti anti Ricciotti Gariba►di, and Basso. visited Southampton for a change; but the weather was worse there. Mr. Grant Duff, M.P., joined the dinner party at Mr. Seely's yesterday. Toe Poet Ltureate and Mrs, Tennyson arrived al Brooke House this morning. The Genetel and Guerzont are bu'sy to-day con sidering the invizat ioue. THE BATTLE OP WATERLOO. ---The iti „ oniteur of yesterday says :—" The Fi anceis ill-informed when it an nounces that the anniversary of the battle of Waterloo was celebrated last year in Loudon, and that the French Am bassador was present at the banquet given on that occasion. For some 3 ears this anniversary has no longer been tole. brated ; and, if this custom were maintained, need it be said that the ambassador of Frame would not have tak,rl pert in it," \i6 HER MAJESTY. (From the Times,) An erroneous idea seems generally to prevail, and has latterly found frequent expression in the news papers, that the Queen is about to resume the place in society which she occupied before her great Lillie' tion ; that is, that she is about again to hold levees and drawing-rooms in person, and to appear as before at Court halls, concerts, Sac. This idea can not be too explicitly contradicted. The Queen heartily appreciates the desire of her subjects to see her, and whatever shs can do to gratify them in this loyal and affectionate wish she will do. Whenever any real object is to be attained oy her appearing on public oceasions, any national interests to be promoted, or anything to be encou raged which is for the good of her people, her Majesty will not shrink, as she has not shrunk, from any personal sacrifice or exertion, however painful. But there are other and higher duties than those of mere repreentation which are now thrown upon the Queen, clone and unassisted—duties which she cannot neglect without injury to the public service, which weigh unceasingly upon her, overwhelming her with work and anxiety. The Queen has laboured conscientiously to dis charge these duties till her health and strength, already shaken by the utter and ever abiding desolation which has taken the place of her former happiness, have been seriously impaired. To call upon her to undergo, in addition, the fatigue of those mere State ceremonies which can be equally well performed by other members of her family is to ask her to run the risk of entirely disabling herself for the discharge of those oche duties welch cannot be neglected without serioa injury to tht public interests. the Queen will, however, do what she can—is the manner least trying to her health, strength kind spirits—to meet the loyal wishes of her sub jtcts, to afford that support and co Intenance to !:ocietc, and to give that encouragement to trade which is desired of her. More the Queen cannot do; and more the kind ness and good teelibg of her people will surely not exact from her. .---c„ WINDSOR CASTLE, April 5. The Queen, accompanied by her Ro3al Highness the Princess Augustus of Saxe-Coburg, drove out yesterday afternoon. Their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena and Princess Louise, and their Serene Highnesses Princess Clotilde and Plinceso Amelia of Saxe-Coburg, accompanied her Majesty in a second carriage. Lieut,-Coionel Du Plat attended on horscback. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice tot& a carriage drive. • Mr. Tidey had the honour of submitting to her NLjesty the Queen his picture in water clklours of "The Night of the Betrayal." We are authorised to state that the Queen has postponed the Court appointed to be held at Buck ingham Palace this day, at 3 o'clock, until Saturday next, the 9th inst., at the same hour. A deputation from the Board of Management of the Central London District School, consisting of Mr. Dalton (chairman), Mr. Sewell (vice-chairman), Mr. Long, Mr. Pardon, Dr. Shea, Mr. 9ale (archi. tect), and Mr. Heath (clerk), had an interview with the Right Hon. C. P. Viiiiers yesterday •at the office of the Poor Law Board, Whitehall. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office from the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. Despatches were sent to the Governors of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, and St. Helena. The Intended Visit of the Prince and Prin cess of Wales to Cambridge. The Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University has received an official intimation to the ef&ct _that it will be the pleasure of their Myra Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales to visit the University of Cambridge in the mouth of June next. The fact J f the intended visit was also announced by the Mayor at a meeting of the town council, held yes terday. Tue following is a copy of the Vice- Ch ancellor's notice issued yesterday morning : ST. PETER'S COLLEGE LODGE, April s,—The Vice — Chancellor has the high gratification of announcing to the members of the university that it is the intention of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales to nonour the university with a visit in the week ending the 18th June next. The Vice-Chancellor will take the earliest opportunity of announcing to the members of the university the arrangements made for the reception of their highnesses upon the occasion of this gracious mark of their royal highnesses' favour. PRINCE ALFRED.—His Royal Highness Prince Alfred returned to Holyrood on Monday morning front Wishaw House, where he had been on a visit to Lord anal Lady Belhaven. tiis royal highness has signified his ill tentiou of honouring the Ist Mid-Lothian Rifle Volunteers with his presence at their concert in the Corn Exchang (3, Leith, this evening. Countess Heioi.ze de Hamel de Mr.nin hes returned to Cumberland House, Bayswater, from Brighton.. Lord and Lady Faruham have arrived aZ Claridge's Hotel for the season from Cavan, Ireland. Lady Annaly and the Hon. Miss White have returned to London from visiting Viscount and Viscountess; Holinesdale at Linton Park. Lord Annaly is shor:ly petted in town. Colonel Domville, Royal Artillery, and Mrs. Domville have arrived at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyne. street, from Portsmouth. Don Jose Hernandez and M. Da ZAlbnra have arrived at the Brunswick Hotel from Spain. ARCHITECTURAL EXHIBITION.—Last evening tit!) 14th exhibition under the auspices of the Society of Architects was opened at the rooms in Conduit-street, Regent-street, when a conversazione took place, and a large number of visitors were present to do honour to the occasion.- The premises being comodious and well-arranged for art event of this nature, the company was enabled to pails through the suite of rooms without the inconvenience from. " overcrowding" which is too often experienced at assem. blages of this description. The architectural designs ex hibited were very numerous, and were generally pro nounced to be an advance upon similar displays in previous years. Amongst the most conspicuous objects of attraction were a series of designs by Mr. Digby Wyatt for the proposed Albert memorial, some designs by Mr. P. C. Hardwick for the same object, and a variety of drawings by different artists for the Holborn Valley 'im provement. But the exhibition was by no means limited to architectural subjects, but was extended to the displa of various models, busts, and other works of practical arts all of which argued much for the skill of the producers , and the perseverance which has been exercised by the cot l mittee of management. In the course of the evenit ig several gentlemen addressed the company, and among 1 5 t them were Mr. Digby Wyatt, Mr. George Godwin, a. ad Mr. Lamb, each of whom congratulate the friends a ad supporters of the institution upon the successful results of their previous efforts, and expressing a strong hope that they would allow the encouragement they had already re' ceived to stimulate them to renewed exertions. All seemed to concur in the opinion that the public only required to )0 0 fully informed upon the nature of their operations to be lit' duced to give them increased support; and, according to tile statement of Mr. Digby Wyatt, the science of architectu- re hat' made rapid strides during the existence of this socierf• Not only was this the fact, but it was also gratifying t ° Know that artizans were now becoming so much better in' tormed upon the subjeot chat they were able to comprebentd a design from a comparatively crude sketch, whereas in iorwer tunes they ri.quireu the assistance of an elaboria°, finished picture, aided by reference to minute points technical detail. The general impression regarding th ° conversazione appeared to be of a very favourable natures and it was hoped that the prospects of the samety may j ig ' . bibs, tresh vigour from the exaibition now inaugurated . REPRESENTATION OF LANCASTER.-0o Moo& Mr W. J. Garnett issued an a Aress, dated Cann' -'e' to the electors of this borough, informing them that he tended to resign his seat at once. The new writ for tba election of a member to supply the vacancy, an d which sr3rt to have been applied for immediately Mr. Garn ett had ta r . the usual steps to complete his resignation, is therefore daily expected. The election will, iu all probability, come off t . the end of next week. It is rumoured tha t Mr. F. Son,r. ville Head, the last candidate who appea red, will retire 2 eDeen fore the contest, and leave the electors to choose ber a Fenwiek and Mr. Saunders, but thi s seems unlike Ysor: the moderate principles of Mr. Hea d seem now to find: 0i avour with the electors than it was o ri g inall y believed b. would. nrogrese lIE GRAND HOTEL IN THE STR AND .s r b i nego, opened the a u p d , eannsde the n e gh Strandb uen t r o t o fa d oo will ililioblryew s athell;otreert will